Voters on Tuesday approved Amendment 4, which says that most felons will automatically have their voting rights restored when they complete their sentences or go on probation. The amendment exempts those convicted of sex offenses and murder.

Voters on Tuesday approved Amendment 3, which says the only way casino gambling can be approved is through a statewide initiative placed on the ballot by citizen petition. Exceptions were made for casinos on Indian reservations.

More buses, wider roads, improved traffic-signal timing and shorter commutes are some of the things being promised if Broward voters approve a Nov. 6 referendum to increase the county's sales tax for 30 years.

The last Broward-based, Republican-held state House district is an open seat in 2018. Democrat Emma Collum says it's time for a change, but Republican Chip LaMarca says it would be a mistake to not have a seat at the table when Tallahassee is ruled by Republicans.

All the independent analysts see U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston, as a sure bet for re-election. But her main challengers, Republican Joe Kaufman and no party affiliation candidate Tim Canova, see paths to victory in the 23rd Congressional District in South Florida.

For the first time in 11 years, the mayor’s seat in Pompano Beach is open and the candidates running represent a chance to cement the course of the current leadership, or choose from a few different directions.

Broward voters will decide the fate of 11 county charter amendments on Nov. 6. The topics range from affordable housing and revising commission districts, to publishing city meeting information online and giving the inspector more discretion about which complaints he investigates.

Pompano Beach Mayor Lamar Fisher is being criticized by his opponent, former Oakland Park Mayor Shari McCartney, for his 2015 vote to support incentive money for a gun manufacturer to come to his city. The two are running for the District 4 seat on the Broward County Commission.

Florida’s next attorney general will either be a former judge with the backing of current Attorney General Pam Bondi seeking to carry on her policies, or a state representative vocally opposed to President Trump who vows to investigate him and sue his administration.

A Pompano Beach commissioner running for mayor said that an ethics complaint about his campaign’s emails is a “totally bogus political stunt” from his nine of his opponent’s biggest financial supporters.

A Pompano Beach city commissioner who’s running for mayor has solicited campaign support from city workers and used the city seal on campaign materials — potential violations of state election law — according to complaints filed with a county watchdog agency.

None of the candidates secured more than 50 percent of the vote in last Tuesday's primary. In 10 judicial races, there was no mystery to the outcome — six ended with clear winners, half of whom will take the bench for the first time.

Buoyed by an endorsement from President Donald Trump, Congressman Ron DeSantis emerged victorious in the Republican primary for governor, a contest that pitted the Trump-backed candidate against longtime Florida politician who made his Sunshine State credentials the central part of his campaign.

Scott Singer kept his ascent in politics going Tuesday, securing the seat of Boca Raton mayor in an election spurred by the prior mayor’s arrest on corruption charges. Meanwhile, in the race for a council seat that Singer vacated, an automatic recount is expected.

State Rep. Sean Shaw of Tampa won the Democratic nomination for Attorney General on Tuesday night, claiming 73 percent of the vote to Ryan Torrens’ 27 percent, with 77 percent of votes returned. He'll face Ashley Moody, winner of the GOP primary over Frank White in the general election.

A large number of women voters packed into The Social in downtown Orlando on Tuesday night to support Gwen Graham, who stood, at the beginning of the night at least, as the likely Democratic candidate for Florida governor.

Gwen Graham, isn't the flashiest candidate for the Democratic nomination for Florida governor. She's using that to her advantage, touting herself temperamentally different from President Donald Trump. She is the daughter of former senator and governor Bob Graham.

Boca Raton Mayor Susan Haynie’s arrest and subsequent suspension from office has triggered a special election and three candidates are competing for each of the two City Council seats left vacant in the tumult.

With the early retirement of state Rep. Katie Edwards-Walpole, D-Plantation, five Democrats are trying to punch their ticket to Tallahassee in a primary race that, despite the presence of a Republican for the general election, will all but decide the area's representative.

Democrat Ricardo “Ricky” De La Fuente, of Venice, Calif., said he is running against Rep. Frederica Wilson to offer "another voice" in the race for District 24, which includes stretches from Hollywood in southern Broward County to Wynwood in northern Miami-Dade County.

As state Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Coral Springs, has gained prominence for his post-Parkland push for gun control, a Democratic challenger, Imtiaz Mohammad, is calling a 2016 state law Moskowitz sponsored a mistake.

Three county judges will have to fight for their seats if they want to stay on the Broward bench after this year. Six attorneys are vying for two open seats, and nine judges are unopposed for their re-election bids.

Five Broward Circuit Court judges are retiring when their current term expires, and 14 lawyers have qualified for the upcoming elections to replace them. Two incumbents are facing opponents, while 16 judges were automatically re-elected because no one chose to challenge them.

State Rep. Patricia Williams, D-Lauderdale Lakes, faces an Aug. 28 Democratic primary against Paulette Armstead, one of three opponents she beat in 2016. This time around, it's just Armstead, and the self-financing attorney has the backing of another of Williams' 2016 opponents.

In the race to replace term-limited Attorney General Pam Bondi, both the Republican and Democratic primaries feature an establishment-backed candidate facing a challenge from a rival seeking to ride a groundswell of support to victory.

Florida residents who want to participate in the Aug. 28 Democratic and Republican primaries plus elections for School Board and judges open to all voters need to register to vote by July 30. Here's how to register to vote in Florida and how to register to vote online in Florida.

Northeast Broward County is a major 2018 battleground for Democrats and Republicans. When there's a wave election, candidates from the out-of-favor party often get washed away. The focus is on the one Republican seat on the County Commission and the one Republican district in the Legislature.

Five of the school board’s nine seats are open, meaning a new majority could take control. Fifteen candidates — including two parents who lost their children in the shootings in Parkland — qualified for the ballot before the deadline Friday.

Michael Barnett, chairman of the Palm Beach County Republican Party and vice chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, will not run for an open seat on the Palm Beach County Commission. He's supporting one of the two other Republicans seeking the party's nomination in the Aug. 28 primary.

The Pines City Commission will have a new member. Thomas Good defeated Ismael Monroig, who had held the seat for only a couple of months after being appointed by retiring District 1 Commissioner Carl Shechter

Fort Lauderdale District 2 is a magnet for dispute, because it contains parts of downtown and the beach, attracting visitors and attention from far outside its boundaries, and is the main zone for high-rise development. Two candidates are on the ballot March 13 to represent the area.